This project was created in association with the Nectandra Institute (www.nectandra.org) and the Communities of Rio La Balsa. Nectandra has been working with the communities by providing educational support of for the headwaters of the San Carlos Watershed. Together Nectandra and the Communities of the Rio La Balsa have been able to make strides in the preservation not only of the watershed but also the communitiy’s access to clean and plentiful water.

Agua…Más Que Un Tubo is an educational tool for Nectandra and the Community leaders to continue educating students and community members about the importance and of preserving the watershed and the ways that the community to work together to create sustainable land uses that support a healthy water supply.

CAVU helped support the efforts of Nectandra and the Communities by providing an effective and affordable media tool. Nectandra’s Alvaro Ugalde, famously known as one of the father’s of conservation in Costa Rica and leader in designing its National Park System, scripted the message of the film and lead CAVU on a four-day film shoot through the communities, introducing our cameras to key stakeholders of the Rio La Balsa. CAVU then worked with Nectandra to produce a short 16-minute video, which they are now using in their programming.